An overview of consumer non-problem gaming research

Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 355-366

  Zemke, Dina ^a   Shoemaker, Stowe ^b  

^a Johnson and Wales University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Betting; Casinos; Consumer behaviour; Gaming; Marketing; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867141923     PISSN: 17554217     EISSN: 17554225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17554210911002192     Document Type: Review

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